We now know that the reason for continental drift is through the mechanisms of plate tectonics, where the earth’s crust is divided into plates of varying sizes, and similar to a puzzle, all “fit together” (varying degrees of fit) to form the crust of the earth. read more
Continental drift describes one of the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time. Today, the theory of continental drift has been replaced by the science of plate tectonics. Continental drift describes one of the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time. read more